CVE catalog
CVE-2002-2253
libsieve: CVE-2002-2253
- Severity
- Low
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 6.57% · Oct 25, 2026
Multiple buffer overflows in Cyrus Sieve / libSieve 2.1.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long header name, (2) a long IMAP flag, or (3) a script that generates a large number of errors that overflow the resulting error string.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libsieve | sid | 2.2.6-9 | not affected |
| Debian | libsieve | forky | 2.2.6-9 | not affected |
| Debian | libsieve | trixie | 2.2.6-6 | not affected |
| Debian | libsieve | bookworm | 2.2.6-5 | not affected |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libsieve | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libsieve | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libsieve | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libsieve | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libsieve2-1]Not affected
Source package: [libsieve]
Details (2)
2.2.6-5· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libsieve · debian · bookworm
2.2.6-5· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libsieve · debian · bookworm
- [libsieve2-dev]Not affected
Source package: [libsieve]
Details (2)
2.2.6-5· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libsieve · debian · bookworm
2.2.6-5· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libsieve · debian · bookworm
Observed: